Website maintenance consultant for Adolescents 360, PSI’s flagship youth contraceptive program – Kenya

BACKGROUND

About Population Services International (PSI)

PSI is a non-profit organization working to improve the health of poor and vulnerable people around the world. PSI has an annual budget of $500+ million, offices in 40+ countries. For further information on PSI’s size, scope, structure, and strategy refer to www.psi.org.

About A360

Across disciplines and in partnership with young people, A360 supports governments to increase the demand for and voluntary uptake of modern contraceptives among adolescent girls 15-19-years-old across Nigeria, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Kenya. The project is led by PSI and co-funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF).

SCOPE OVERVIEW

A360 needs a website maintenance consultant to provide ongoing technical support for our recently developed WordPress website. We aim to ensure the website embodies the project’s bold, fresh, youthful feel while remaining consistent with our brand identity. We are committed to offering visitors an exceptional user experience (UX) by integrating cutting-edge technology, design elements, and innovative tools.

This consultant will work with the A360 team as well as the PSI design team for final review to ensure brand alignment.

DELIVERABLES – ONGOING

1. WordPress website management:

1. All WordPress updates
2. Theme and plugin updates
3. Backup management
4. Speed and performance optimization
5. Minor content updates using current templates and branding
6. Website bug fixes
7. Troubleshooting errors including a monthly report

2. Search Engine Optimization (SEO) for all pages

3. Basic security recommendations and execution

DELIVERABLES – PROJECT BASED

4. An assessment of the current site structure and recommendations for improvements

5. Content changes and updates on homepage, sections, subsections, and the

following components of the site: Basics, Interventions, Resource Library, Bulletin

6. The service provider will create, analyse, and update the pages and templates of

the A360 website based on requirement

7. Ensure a consistent visual language on the new site by introducing fixed styles in

templates ensuring consistency in fonts, formatting, icons, images, layout techniques

8. Standard page elements including header, footer, tabs, persistent navigation,

contact us, email and print options should be updated as required

TIMELINE & BUDGET

Please provide a timeline and budget that includes comparative cost breakdown:

– Hourly rate and/or monthly cost for providing “Deliverables-Ongoing”

• If providing cost as hourly rate provide estimated hours required for each ongoing task listed in a. – g. above.
• If providing a monthly maintenance cost, please detail what level of effort/hours is included in that as well as hourly rate for surge pricing when needed.

– A total project cost for each of the illustrative “Deliverables — Project Based” as

outlined above.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

1. Excellent English writing skills is a must, the company/developer must ensure that no mistakes in spellings, punctuation and grammar while updating the content shared by A360 team
2. Either a company or an individual developer can apply
3. The service provider must demonstrate and provide examples of previous experience in the performance of similar services as follows: Be a reputable firm with at least 5 years of prior experience designing visually appealing and navigation friendly websites
4. Familiarity and relevant experience in using different Content Management Systems (CMS), particularly WordPress
5. Have excellent knowledge of recent trends in graphic design, web sites, including online video publishing, and social media networking
6. Demonstrate the ability to deliver innovative and visually appealing design
7. Be able to meet deadlines.